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TORONTO TIMEX- SINCLAIR USERS CLUB
Editorial
Well, this is it. The last issue of Sine-Link. Kind of sad.
After more than twelve years in publication we've run out of
articles and steam.
It's nobody's fault. There just isn't enough interest to sustain
either the newsletter or the club. The club executive is worn out
and we don't have anyone else to hand our responsibilities over to.
The newsletter might have continued if there had been sufficient
response from the out-of-town members in terms of articles, but
none came in. Hugh was entertaining thoughts of continuing in a QL-
only mode, but running a club and a newsletter is more than a one-
man job and no one else offered to help.
For those of you readers with outstanding subscriptions, if you
haven't already received a pro-rated refund, then you will soon.
To all of our members and supporters over the years, a hearty thank
you. To the club executive, for years of dedication, WELL DONE!
That's all for now ...
p.s. The cover and this editorial were produced on a TS-2Q68 using
Print Factory and Mscript and printed on a HP Deskjet 500 inkjet
printer complete with an FX-80 emulator cartridge. Anything is
possible with a Timex-Sinclair computer. J.T.
Jeff Taylor
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Z80 - The Spectrum Emulator for MSDOS
by George Chambers
In the Sept I Oct 93 issue of Sine-Link we published a review
of the Z80 Emulator for MSDOS machines. The review was or i g i nal I y
published in the Long Island S/T Users Group nil, LISTing' ' .
The author was John Pazmino. I had a copy of the shareware disk,
and when I tried it in my 486 machine I was impressed with it's
performance. I sent off the money and received a reg istered copy.
Let me tell you a I ittle about that aspect.
I or iginal I y sent off an I nternat i ona I Postal Money Order for
$15US. That was a mistake. The Postal Money Order bit, that is.
Within ten days of my mailing the money order, I received my
reg istered copy. But along with the disk, B.G. Services aka Brian
Gaff, returned the money order. He told me that the banks there
would only give him 2.70 UK Pounds, that is to say, about US $5.
Brian suggested that I send UK Pounds cash. Which I did,
forthwith.
Now, of course it was my fault. I should have, at the least,
made the money order out in UK Pounds. But note this. They did
send the disk in trust, and did it extreme I y fast. Ten days.
That's faster than I can get anything from the USA.
Now to the Emulator itself. Well, John Pazmino has described
it pretty well in his article so I won't duplicate what he said.
I'll simply relate my exper iences with it to date.
I made up an interface cable so that I could load
Spectrum/2068 tapes into the 486. This was pretty straight
forward. One of the files on the disk contains a schemat ic. The
interface requires 5 res istors and two capac itors. Two res istors
were in European values, which interpret to a .047 mfd and .68
mfd mylar capac i-t or s. The cord requires a connector to plug into
the 15-pin printer port on the 486, and two male connectors to
plug into the tape recorder. They suggest that the components
could be housed within the 15-pin connector shell. I was not sure
that I could cope with that small an area so I put the components
into a small plastic box. It worked well.
There is a tape test mode in the program; a sliding bar on
the computer screen that shows the signal level coming from the
tape player. You adjust the tape player and a variable resistor
in the interface until the signal onscreen is the proper level. I
was able to load programs from tape quite rout ine I y.
The simplest way to save programs is to capture the whole
memory, saving it under whatever the program name is. The file is
comp-ressed during the save, so that while the memory capture may
be, say 45K, the compressed file will range anywhere from maybe
1 5K upwards.
One of the first things I did was to save some Spectrum games
from tape. Very routine. One 3 1/2 disk held 41 game programs!
/ then moved a number of programs over, Tasword, Pro/F i I e,
T imach ine, Master f i I e; and some of my own programs as well, I
saved and loaded Tasword and Pro/File files via disks, and was
able to print to the large printer,
I had to modify the Tasword program code in a couple of
I ocat ions, since my copy had been adapted for the 2068, and a
couple of CALLS were incorrect. Also I had to insert a
CLEAR( RAMTOP ) instruct ion. With the Spectrum one has to be
concerned with the Stack, I changed the Larken disk calls, to
ones for the M icro-Dr i ves. And also I needed to open a new
printer port, with an OPEN #3, 'f' instruction,
I have found that the PRO/FILE program needs some further
mod if icat ion. So far I have been able to print out the membersh i p
list, but the program fails when I try to make changes to the
database, I have not searched for the problem yet,
interest ing I y, I found the Spectrum version of T imach i ne
worked very well, I recompi I ed one of my old compiled programs to
test it out, and found it worked per feet I y.
The documentat ion on the disk produces a document of about 50
pages, it is comprehensive, though like the Larken system
documentat ion, it is rather terse. Takes a lot of studying to
comprehend everything that is being said. Though I have the
M icro-Dr ive LOAD/ SAVE processes pretty well sorted out, a
complete understanding of the disk (pseudo-tape) process still
eludes me, I'm working on it J
There are some minor irritations. This is in connection with
certain keys. The keyboard conventions vary from country to
contry.This shows up particularly in the punctuation characters
in the top row of keys. The Emulator places the ( ) characters on
keys 8 and 9, instead of the US/Canada convent ion of keys 9 and
0, And the and * need watching. But these are rather trifling
matters.
Can J recommend the Emul ator? Most assured I y. It is a fine
implementation. Ask me for a copy of the shareware. Best you
state your wanted disk format. Or better still, send away for
your reg istered copy to:
B,G, Services, 64 Roebuck Road, Chess ington, Surrey KT9 1JX
England, Send 15 pounds UK, or $15 US,
There is some incentive to getting a reg istered copy. The
share-ware copy does not contain the software needed for tape
loading, nor does it provide for adjusting the Emulator speed on
the faster MSDOS machines,
I'd be interested in hearing from any one else who makes
use of the Emulator, Do drop me a line.
REVIEW OF Chris BoutaTs GENEALOGIST 3
Page 1
by Ittgh Howie
In a group of people gathered around the
glowing embers of a fire of a winter
evening, the talk can touch on many
things, and invariably someone will say
something which prompts another to say
"I remember " and the talk will often
turn to reminiscences of a family member,
relation, or acquaintance, who did this,
that or something else, then the tales
start to flow as to who what where and
when. And that is where a programme such
as GENEALOGIST 3 comes into its own.
This is a programme by Chris Boutal of
the United Kingdom. Great Britain.
England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, call
it what you wish. The lands of history
and legend. The lands of brave Knights
and Fair Damsels. The lands from where
so many of us in Canada and the USA came .
The land which so many still call "HOME"
But do we real ly know where we came from?
We all know some of our ancestors, but
"ian we put. it together in some order and
sequence, with the correct dates and
times and facts? Who married who, and
who begat who?
GENEALOGIST 3 is the programme to do this
for you. All you have to do is provide
the data and enter it, and the programme
takes over and does all the work for you.
Enter names and dates and relationships,
and before you realise what has happened
you will be able to see a "Tree" grow
from almost nothing.
The system is very comprehensive. All
your family records, Births, Deaths,
Marriages, Burials are stored, and can be
displayed on screen, or sent to the
printer in many different formats to suit
your specific requirements.
GENEALOGIST 3 will keep track of census
returns and certificates, and any other
detail you have in mind. It has very
complete search and indexing facilities.
fou want to know your ancestors? your
pedigree? Who are the heads of various
family groups? Who you are? Where you
came from? No, it will not tell you
where you are going, that's for you to
solve. But I can vouch for this, it will
make you want to KNOW the past! You will
spend so much time in research into your
family background, you will leave a lot
of things unattended.
From the various Family Groups which you
assemble as you enter data, a tree can be
generated, and displayed on screen or
paper for your perusal and reference .
You can make amendments to the tree as
you look at it, they can be made here or
in the Family Group format. The Tree can
be sent to the printer and this will give
you a wonderful display of all the
Ministers and Rogues and Vagabonds and
Highwaymen, who are part of your
heri tage .
GENEALOGIST 3 is for the Pointer
Environment, but can also be operated
very efficiently from the keyboard if you
don't have a mouse. Selection of
facility can be made by using the arrow
keys, or by letter selection from the
menus, or mouse. Very versatile.
I have had Genealogist version 1 and
version 2. When Version 3 came along I
debated whether I needed it, and after a
lot of poking around in the recessed area
of the wallet - I came up with a few
moths and the necessary moolah to
purchase version 3, and I have not
regretted it for one instant.
It would appear that when so much
keyboard work is required, that the
constant work of moving a hand from mouse
to keyboard and back again, would be
rather tiresome, but this I have found
not to be the case. When you are
entering data, you will find that the
arrow keys are fine and dandy for moving
around. But when you start to RESEARCH
the data, looking for cross-references
etc., does that mouse ever scoot around
the screen! Definitely - the mouse is a
great advantage - but don't forget, if
you have no mouse the programme still
provides all the facilities required, and
at a goodly speed also.
REVIEW OF Chris BoutaTs GENEALOGIST 3
Page
by Hugh Bowie
Speed, now that is something else to be
discussed. The full programme requires
at least 512 Kb memory, so that lets out
Microdrive and bare bones QL . With Trump
Card, you have the extra speed, and also
the extra memory required. With the Gold
Card which is what I use, I find that the
programme is fast enough for me. With
the Super Gold Card? I am afraid you
might burn up the screen with the extra
speed the Super is reputed to have.
But then again, we have an author who
thinks of those with less than the
epitome of QL's. We have an author who
thinks of the person who only has the
basic 128k machine (are there any left?)
There must be a few somewhere as Chris
has provided a Budget version of
GENEALOGIST for those people. And this
Budget version is on MDV or Disk! You
want - you got !
Now say you have been working on an
Archive based family, and having problems
transferring it to this new system, then
for a modest fee (very modest) Chris will
convert that to GENEALOGIST for you.
For those who have been using one of the
earlier versions of GENEALOGIST, the data
made with those versions will not work
with Version 3, but once again, all is
provided for, there is a conversion
programme provided. And it really does
work, as I used it myself.
In the manual there is a tutorial family
for you to type in, and after following
the tutorial, you will have no problem in
getting down to your own task. The
manual is very well written indeed, with
easy and clear instructions as to what to
do, and when. There is an excellent
"Command Reference" Section, where you
can see what each command does, and where
it is called from. Printed on pink paper
in nice clear distinct black type, it may
be thought that the pink paper could be a
bit hard to read, but this is not the
case, the manual is easy to read, easy to
follow, and of great precision.
The programme will take all the data you
like to enter, from the heads of
families, which is all that is really
required, but also all your brothers and
sisters and aunts and cousins. Just
about anything you want to put in.
If you want a screen or paper copy of a
family tree from the start, or from a
midway point, to a midway point - that is
what is available.
Let me say here and now, when I say you
can have a copy, I mean that you can have
a copy ON SCREEN or on PRINTER, so those
terms are synonymous. When using the
printer the option of Normal or Condensed
type is available.
GENEALOGIST 3 will provide a geographical
map of occurrences. This is based on the
grid system in use in British road maps,
and when I suggested to Chris that the
programme was reaching the far corners of
the earth where that grid system might
not be in use, and that a Latitude &
Longitude option be made available, Chris
agreed and said that he would look into
this, and perhaps introduce it at. a later
date. But don't let this stop you from
acquiring the programme. This is an
enhancement that I do not require, and I
wonder how many really do. I only
introduce those comments to show how
Chris has tried to provide everyone with
what anyone would like. This "map"
facility, will even tell you the distance
between two points when using the grid
system.
I almost forgot to tell you that it will
even provide pictures to go with a family
group. Say you a have a picture of your
old Uncle Ned and Aunt Sarah at Xmas,
you do have that picture? Then by use of
a Video camera and a digitiser, you can
save that picture on disk, and later
project that picture on screen. There
are even a couple pictures provided as an
example. I can see this programme taking
the place of slide shows. Do you
remember them?
For those interested in Kings and Queens
of Britain, a Royal Tree is provided,
just so you see what a tree looks like.
REVIEW OF Chris BoutaTs GENEALOGIST 3
Page
by Hugh Bowie
Do you want to know who is related to
whom, and what that relationship is? You
got it! D'ya really need to know that
"Jo Bio is the second cousin twice
removed from Jenny Jewell"? Or that "Dan
is the great-great-great-grandfather of
Dave? The cross-reference is there.
For those occasions when the spelling of
a surname has been changed over the
years, that also has been taken care of,
as multiple spellings are recognised.
The user is even allowed to make up a
customised Research Report to suit ones
own requirements, as before making the
report, you are allowed to select the
details (from a list of thirteen) you
wish to appear in the report, but not
only that, you are permitted to select
whether the report should appear in row
or column format .
There is even a "Verify" mode provided.
Say you enter the birth of a parent as
1900 and the son as being born in 1905,
this "verify" will tell you "40 and 35
have an unlikely generation gap". Plus
many other things. (The programme gives
each family member its own unique number)
Much of the data is available for export
to the Psion suite of programmes. This
is to enable you to do further processing
that GENEALOGIST can't do. For example
the Family Network and Research reports
can be exported to Archive. Tree data
can go to Abacus. Place/Time data can be
exported to Easel. Those same files can
be imported back into Genealogist from
Psion .
The programme comes set up for a red
screen with white lettering, but if you
don't like that you are provided with a
facility to change that to white on black
or almost any other combination you can
think of. You make your own colour
combination choice for any window.
As I am also writing a lot stuff dealing
with such things as movements,
occupations, anecdotes, family histories
and a whole lot of interesting, and some
not so interesting facts, that kind of
stuff, I have GENEALOGIST and
text* 1 plus* running together, this way I
can quickly switch from one to the other
as I progress. In fact it is possible to
have two TREES going at the same time -
but watch your memory!
Now to a neat little thing. As the
programme starts, there is a little
square clock that comes onto the middle
of the screen, with real hands! and it
keeps popping up as you change from one
facility to another - just to remind you
of the passage of time! Neat neat neat.
You don't want to keep a record of your
family? Then use this programme to keep
track of those cats and dogs and horses
you breed, it can be used for just about
any record of ancestry or breeding you
wish .
Now where is this programme available?
Why, from my old friend: -
DILWYN JONES COMPUTING
41 BRO EMRYS, TAL-Y-BONT, BANGOR
GYNEDD, UNITED KINGDOM, LL57 3YT
The last price I have is from the
December 1993 Price List but I would
advise you to check first, I don't think
the price has gone up in that time, but
then the time between writing and
publication is not always predictable.
Genealogist 3 (Pointer) £60.00 Disk only
Genealogist 2 £30.00 Disk only
Genealogist 1 £19.50 Disk only
Genealogist Budget £12.00 MDV/Disk
But if you really are serious about this,
I would recommend the version 3 (Pointer)
One final thing which I consider to be
very important , what happens when you
have a problem? Why you write to Chris
Boutal and the answer is on your desk
before you know it. Service is terrific.
But then if you have a programme as
terrific as this, then you would also
expect the service to be terrific - and
it is .
940910
XTender — A ZXS1 Emulator For The PC
Rene Bruneau Aug/Sept 1994
The Old Days
I bought §y first TS1000 in the winter of 1984 for $33.95, A
couple of months later, I picked up a Gladstone 64k raipack
for about the same price. At the tine, I wanted to learn more
about computers and prograaaing, but couldn't justify spending
a bundle on an Apple clone. The IBM PC was available, but at a
much higher cost. (Apple at this tine was well established in
the home Market, while IBM targeted their machines for the
business office). After a couple of weeks of writing and
saving stall programs on the TS1000, I ambitiously typed in a
big program. After some 4 hours of typing, 1 reached over to
press the save key on the tapedeck, bumped the computer, and
after another 4 hours of typing I had saved ty first
big program.
Today and Totorrow
The rest as they say is history. 1 currently own about 7
working TSlOOOs and some 10 others that don't won or are
missing the OLA. I have the Lar ken disk operating system, the
JLQ video upgrade, designed and built serial, parallel,
keyboard, and video interfaces, and collected various
programmers, sound boards and other peripherals that were
available for the TS1000. I also have a 2068 with the Lar tin
DOS, and built the JLO SAFE system with the thought of
converting it to run on a TS1000. At one time I had a QL, but
let it go when ' realized that it wasn't cost effective to
expand it fat the tine I was also buying a PC for work related
activities). An I going to give my Timex-Sinclair stuff away?
Not yet. 1 an still having too such fun playing with them !
xiMsi
Having said that, one of the programs that I have purchased
for the PC is a 2X81 emulator program called XTender, written
by Carlo Delhez of Holland. This emulator turns the PC into a
Super ZX81. When you run the program, what you see on the
screen looks like a ZX81, the keys you press react like a
7X31, However, in writing the emulator, Mr Delhez has been
able to add additional functions and features.
Keyboard
Most of the keys on the PC keyboard are mapped onto the ZXS1 f
including the cursor and numeric pad. The Esc key is Shift-!
(Edit), the Backspace Key is Shift-0 (Delete), the 'Cursor
Left' key is Shift-5, Alt-4 is $, etc. In addition, the keys
are auto repeat, No more hammering the keyboard to generate
that teng string of characters!
DOS
In the emulator, the 2X81 now has a Dist Operating System. In
addition to the normal program LOAD and SAVE operations which
create !.P' files, Basic, Code, Lines, Screen, and Variables
files are also supported. The ZX81 DOS also emulates all of
the MS-DOS features to allow you to create and remove
directories, change to different directories or drives and
save or delete files from the hard drive or disk drives. The
Basic <B' and Variables 'V filetypes are compatible with
ZXTERMSO ( Fred Nachbaur's HiRez Modem program! Prograi and
Variables Upload and Download routines.
The copy of Xtender that I have (Ver 1.10) didn't have a tape
loading routine to transfer files from a ZX81 to the PC or a
print driver routine but that lay have changed since I
received my registered copy. With registration, however, I did
receive 2 additional disks containing a total of 160 prograas
for the ZXS1 and a third disk of 80 programs is now available.
Compatibility of the emulator is almost 100%. A few programs
that use the ear/mic lines or the ZX81 external bus ( eprom
programmers, sound generators, etc) not available on the PC
won't work for obvious reasons.
Coral Basic interpreter
A bonus feature of XTender is the inclusion of a program
called the ZXSI Coral Basic Interpreter (CBI) written by Mr
Delhez. This program provides ,oy with a full screen editor
and 43 new comands that provide features like automatic line
numbering, block delete, conditional loop structures (DO,
LOOP, EXIT, WHILE, UNTIL, IF and ELSE) that allow you to do
structured programming, DATA, READ, and RESTORE for data
manipulation, and machine code applications like DP0KE (double
poke), DPEEK (double peek), USER and CALL. The program also
provides enhancements to some of the old commands like LIST
CLS, SCROLL, PLOT and INPUT, An added feature is the program*
ability to print descriptive error messages.
If you have a PC or ar£ locking to move to that platform,
XTender is an excellent program to have.
ORDERIN6
To order the program, send a money order or bank draft worth
NLG £0 (Dutch Gilders - about $45 Canadian) to:
Carlo Delhez,
Emmastraat 3,
4651 BV Steenbergen,
Netherlands
A shareware disk is available at a nominal cost if you want to
evaluate the program.
To Pir int or No "t "to Print
In the last newsletter, Mr Juergen made a comparison between QL
and IBM PC screen dumps. In the letter he indicated that the IBM
screen dump will sometime print garbage instead of what is shown
on the screen. Quite true, but to understand what is going on,
you have to know that the IBM is capable of handling the display
file in two modes, Text and Graphics, and it is the printer, not
the computer, that is at fault for printing the garbage. Lines
drawn in a text screen are displayed using what is called the IBM
Extended Graphics Set. Most printers these days will support the
IBM graphic characters, however, factory settings for the printer
usually default to a standard setting that provides ASCII,
Italic, and International characters sets, hence the garbage that
prints out if you do a screen print on an IBM PC. To get a 'true'
text dump, you have to set the dip switches on the printer to
print the IBM graphics set. Of course, if you have one of the
older printers like the Smith Corona Fastext 80 or the Radio
Shack DMP105 you're stuck with the garbage.
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Press ALT U to unload from memory
SOUND FOR THE ZXB 1
R. Bruneau Sept 1994
This project is specifically for the ZXB1/TS1000, giving it
the saie'sound capabilities as the 2068 and a joystick port.
The circuit is quite old, being published in various
magazines in the 1985/1986 period. The biggest problem using
the AY-3-8912 with a ZXB1 is the lack of In and Out commands
and the number of registers on the chip that have to be
programed to generate the desired sounds. Earlier this
year, I began to experiment with Fred Nauchbaur's SHREB
(Static ran High Resolution Extended Basic) to see if I
could todify a prograi written for the Spectrum (Ref. 1)
that would simplify the programing of the sound chip. The
results are approximately 600 bytes of code that reside in a
REM statement that provides three new commands accessed by
the BASIC Command:
IF USR MUSIC! THEN LPRINT Command; Parameters
1.
(previously defined: M[USIC] =16586)
PCLAY3jd,e,n,t
where d = duration
e = envelope
n = noise channel
t = tone channel
0-6!
0-7
0-7
0-7
(fig 1)
PLAY enables the channels and defines the type of
sound that MUSIC and SOUND will sake. There are 3
noise and 3 tone channels and 8 envelope shapes.
The channels are activated as follows:
below iiddle C. If volute is set to zero, control
of the output is passed to the envelope generator
of PLAY.
S[0UND3;v,p,c
where v = voluae
p = pitch
c = channel
0-15
0- 65335
1- 6
SOUND siiply blasts a tone of the specific pitch
through the specified channel. FLAY is used to
select the envelope shape and duration.
Commands can be chained together, separated by a semi-colon.
Error checking is done when the program is run. Errors P,M,
and S will indicate paraieter errors in the respective PLAY,
MUSIC and SOUND commands.
The AY-3-8912 also has one 1/0 port that can be accessed via
register 14 and a machine code routine has been included at
17037 to use it. LET variable = USR 17037 will give the
status of the 1/0 port.
As it stands, the machine code is NOT relocatable, but can
be reassembled at any address required (for example, as an
addition to SHREB). For those who have boards that use the
AY-3-8910 or 8912, such as the ZQN X-81, it is a simple
■atter of changing the port addresses. This board uses Port
215 (D7h) to set the register and Port 223 (DFh) to tranfer
the register data.
6ETTIW6 STARTED
Schematics, printed circuit board and placement drawings are
shown on the following pages, To set up the software, start
by typing in the following:
1 PRINT (80 zeros separated by plus signs)
2 REM
As a direct command type: POKE 16513,234
POKE 16509,0
Key in the Hex loader and machine code (Listing 1 & 25. When
that is done, delete everything after Line 2 and enter the
Demo program in Listing 3.
Any questions can be directed to
Rene Bruneau, 120 Salei Ave
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no channels
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
1
003
Channel A
•-i
i
010
Channel B
Ref 1. The Sound of Music
3
011
Channels A & B
John Ainslo
4
100
Channel C
11 COMPUTING Dec 1985/ Jan
5
101
Channel A & C
6
110
Channel B & C
AY-3-8912 PARTS LIST
7
ill
Channel A,B & C
CAPACITORS
HCUSICl;v,n
o,c
Cl 220p Ceramic
where v =
volume
0-15
C2 iOOp Ceramic
n =
note
1-12 (fig 2)
C3,4,5 O.lOOu Polyester
o ~
octave
0-6
C6 0.047u Polyester
c =
channel
1-3
C7,S 4.7uF/16v Electrolytic
C9 lOOuF/lbv Electrolytic
MUSIC must be used with PLAY. Octave 0 starts 2
RESISTORS
Rl,2 470P
R3
P4,5
R6
RV1
10K
IK
10R
10K Trim Pot
SEMICONDUCTORS
IC1,2 74LS02
ICS 74LS688
IC4 AY-3-8912
ICS LM386
MISCELLANEOUS
3.5mm Jack Socket, IDC 9-pin (male) socket, ZX81 Edge
connector,
sockets for ICs (2-14 pin, 1-20 pin, 1-28 pin, 1-8 pin)
14 pin
20 pin
28 pin
8 pin
NW\N
N
N
AW
ENVELOPE SHAPES
Figure 1. Envelope Shapes
NOTES
8 10 12
OCTAVE
REGISTER
FUNCTION
BIT
7
6
4
3
2
1
0
KU
Channel A - Tone Period
8 Bit Fine Tone A
Rl
4 Bit Course Tone A
K2
.Channel B - Tone Period
8 Bit Fine Tone B
R3
4 Bit Course Tone B
R4
Channel C - Tone Period
8 Bit Fine Tone C
K5
4 Bit Course Tone C
R6
Noise Period
5 Bit Control
R7
Channel Enable
I/O
Noise
Tone
C
B
A
C
B
A
R8
Channel A - Amplitude
Env
4 Bit Control
R9
Channel B - Aaplltude
Env
4 Bit Control
RIO
Channel C - Amplitude
Env
4 Bit Control
Rl 1
8 Bit Fine Control
R12
Envelope Period
8 Bit Course Control
R13
Envelope Shape
4 Bit Control
KU
I/O Port
8 Bit Parallel Port
PSC REGISTERS
Figure 2. Musical Scale
Figure 3. AY-3-8912 Registers
2BREM Mm CHINE CODE SPUED
LINE i
3 REN LINE I CONTAINS 650
B-rTES
18 5 A US "MUSIC"
183 ;_ET M = 15585
;7*.
Figure 6. Music Demo
IN
IF U5P M THEN LPR INT P.; 0,8,
C0C
0 , 0
120 GOTO
;83 REM
!0LUME 0-15
PITCH 0-65335
CHANNEL 1-5
-05 IF USP N THEN LPRINT P. 0,0,
O , 1
£10 FOR P=l TO 500 STEP 10
££0 IF USP M THEN LPRINT 5; 5,8*
P , 1
£30 PAUSE 10
£4-0 IF USP M THEN LPRINT 5.5,4*
P, 1
£50 PAUSE 10
£60 IF USP M THEN LPRINT 5,5,12
*P , 1
2""0 PAUSE 10
£50 NEXT P
280 IF USP M THEN LPRINT P.; 0,8,
O , 0
£25
300
GOTO 1000
r ~ m fyf^r'fi^n .. .
1ATI0N 0-32757
1SH
ENUELOPE 0-7
NOISE CHANNEL 0-7
TONE CHANNEL 0-7
305 CLS
310 PRINT "INPUT ENUELOPE SHAPE
2 20 INPUT 5
325 IF E>8 THEN GOTO 1000
CIO PRINT "INPUT DURATION"
348 INPUT D
350 IF USP M THEN LPRINT 5.0,15
8 . i ; P ; D . E , Q , i
550 PRINT AT 10.2. "PRESS AN r KE
. TO RE-ENTER"
Z70 PAUSE 4E4
375
O , 1
350
3 SO
480
405
410
8,1
420
425
438
4 35
440
0,1
460
465
470
460
8 . 8
1000
1010
1020
0"
1030
1048
MO "
1050
P 3"
1060
1070
1880
1898
m
2010
5888
8081
3882
IF USR M THEN LPRINT 5,8,15
P . 8 , 8 . 8 . 1
CLS
GOTO SCO
REM £gggg=gsg=ISfeS
'J GLUME 0-15
NOTE 1-12
OCTfiUE 8-5
CHANNEL 1-3
CLS
IF USR M THEN LPRINT P.O. O ,
FOR 0=0 TO 5
PRINT 0 ; " ".;
FOR N=l TO 12
PRINT N ; "
IF USR M THEN LPRINT M.3.N,
NEXT N
PRINT
NEXT 0
IF USR M THEN LPRINT P.O. 8,
CLS
PRINT
PRINT AT 6 . 5; " 1 .
PRINT AT 5 ,5, "2 .
PRINT AT 18,5; "3.
SOUND DEM
PLAY DEMO
MUSIC DE
PRINT AT £8,5 .; " PRESS 1,2, 0
IF INKEYSs"" THEN GOTO 1060
IF INKEV$="i" THEN GOTO 200
IF INKEY$="2" THEN GOTO 388
IF INKEY$ = "3" THE N GOTO 400
PRINT AT 20 ,5; •'\H2=&gE£&£=&S*)
GOTO 1858
PRINT USP 17037
PAUSE 18
GOTC 5O00
Figure 4. Hex Loader
Figure 5. Machine Code Data
1
PRINT 0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
16514 -
• 7676F57EFE1R2S02
= 929
+8+S+0+0+S+S+G
15522 -
- CF13F1C9221540CD
= 993
2
REM ** ENTER 80 ZEROS UITH
16530 -
• 550FE5CDCD15E1C9
= 1135
PLUS SIGNS BETUEEN
15533 -
■ 221640CD550FE5CD
= 359
3
REM ** POKE 16513.234
REM ** RUN HEX LOADER
15545 -
• A70EE 1C9CD8E40CD
= 1223
4
15554 -
• 5440C9CD3R4SCDS4
= 1157
90
PRINT "READ OR URITE (R/U) "
15552 -
• 40C92R1S407EFE19
= 793
95
INPUT M$
lc57£? -
2S24FE762S02CF0D
= 710
100
CLS
15573 -
E 122 15400 1000009
= 547
110
PRINT "START ADDRESS"
15535 -
2A16407EFEDE2602
= 772
120
INPUT S
16594 -
CF11E5237E11C240
= 339
130
PRINT "FINISH ADDRESS"
16602 -
D5FEE120F3D111E4
= 1373
140
INPUT F
15610 -
40D5237E47237EFE
= 924
145
IF M$="R" THEN GOTO 400
16613 -
762Sb5rE1920F6 7S
= 1064
150
FOR N=S TO F STEP 8
15 625 -
FE32CA064 1FE3SCA
= 1039
160
LET T=0
15634 -
o 2 4 x F E j 5 L m E 4 J.C3
= 119 b
170
SCROLL
15542 -
D240CF0A23CDR540
= 9 6 1
130
PRINT N ; " - " ;
15 650 -
FE 152 5 72 A72002CS
= 329
190
INPUT A$
1 5 6 5 5 —
1 6 3 2 3 D 4 0 2 3 C D A 5 4 0
= 5 5 7
200
PRINT A$ ; " = " ;
INPUT TOT
1 5 6 5 6 -
(-E0D3062R72S5FD6
= 22;=i
210
i 6 6 7 4 -
0187E52 175420600
= 557
220
PRINT TOT
1 b 6 3 2 -
4F027E234S4FED43
= 702
230
LET 2=0
1 5 6 S O -
3F40E123CDA640FE
= 1076
240
FOR K=l TO LEN A$ STEP 2
16 695 -
0730433CED4E4040
= 522
250
LET C= iCQDE AS (K) -28) *16 + C0
15705 -
473A3F401307CE19
= 515
DE A$ (K + l) -28
15714 -
C5B2C51FA710F732
= 1102
270
LET T=T+C
15722 -
3 F 4 0 7 9 3 2 4 1 4 0 2 3 C D
= 657
230
POKE N + 2.. C
15730 -
8E40FE043020A72S
= 751
290
LET 2=2+1
167 3 3 -
1DF5C607323C40F1
= 594
300
NEXT K
15745 -
D50137323E403C32
- 6 35
310
IF' TOT =T THEN GOTO 348
15754 -
4040E50503213C4G
= 523
320
SCROLL
15762 -
C D 6 fi 4 2 C 3 B 4 4 0 C F 1 5
= 1044
330
PRINT "ERROR - PLEASE INPUT
15770 -
23CDA640FE 103036
= 342
AGAIN"
15775 -
A 7 2 0 O 2 C 6 1 0 3 2 3 D 4 0
= 59©
34S
GOTO 190
15736 -
2 3 C D A D 4 0 7 9 3 2 3 F 4 0
= 775
350
NEXT N
16794 -
73324 14023CD8E40
= 745
360
STOP
15802 -
FE0730 1AA72S 17F5
= 810
400
FOR N=S TO F STEP 8
16310 -
FE043014C607323C
= 641
405 'LET T=0
15515 -
40F1D501S7323E40
= 531
410
SCROLL
16326 -
3C3240401S1BCF1B
= 523
420
PRINT N ; " - ";
15534 -
C504323C40F13E05
= 555
430
FOR 5=0 TO 7
16542 -
323E403240403R3F
= 475
44S
LET C =PEEK (N+B)
16350 -
40324 140FE20D2C0
= 931
445
LET T=T+C
15355 -
41E50503213C40CD
= 665
450
LET F$=CHR$ £ INT CC/15+2S) )
15356 "
6A42C3B44023CDAD
= 1024
450
LET S$=CHR$ ((C-C(CODE F$-2
15574 -
4072 32 3D 4 0 78 32 3F
= 593
8) *16) ) +23)
16332 -
4O3E0B 3 2 3 C 4 0 3 C 3 2
= 421
455
PRINT F$; s$.;
15890 -
3E4023CDA540FE09
= 859
470
NEXT B
15393 -
3043A72302C50732
= 572
480
PRINT " = ";T
15906 -
41403E0D3240403E
= 444
4.90
NEXT N
16914 -
0732424023CDA540 :
= 557
495
STOP
15922 -
F E 0 3 3 029CE27CE27 :
= 835
15930 -
C 5273243402 3 C D 8 E :
= 805
15933 -
40FE08301SE52143 :
= 727
15945 -
40B62F324340FEFF :
= 953
15954 -
2S0D0504213C40CD =
= 425
16952 -
6A42C35440CF ISfiF =
= 1017
1 o y .•■ u -
Jiou 403iioD4G0b 14 :
: 375
lb 9 .•• o -
dJ.ou4to7EDoD 3t-d3 =
: 795
15935 -
7ED3DF10F33E07D3 =
: 1099
p, .7*. r— i~ r— p. — . p. r— /— . r-. * 4 .-v
D .• w'Er rD^L'FCoD440 =
: 1405
17002 -
7ED3D7237ED3DF23 =
: 1132
17010 -
10F6C9F105SE0630 =
: 906
17013 -
06D70563053405E9 =
: 652
17026 -
04A20450042004E6 =
: 536
17034 -
03AE033E07D3D7DB =
394
17042 -
D 7 C B B 7 D 3 D F3E0E D 3 =
1322
17050 -
D7 DB D 7 EE FF 4 F 05 00 =
1227
17055 -
C 9 3 E 0 7 D 3 D 7 D E D 7 C E =
1333
17056 -
F 7 D 3 D F 3 E 0 E D 3 D 7 3 A =
1241
17074 -
3240D3DFC3000000 =
749
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3:
DID 2068 to be deserted???
YOU
K1NTOW I've been considering the idea that no one is using
? the 2068 anymore and that the newsletter should be
converted to QL because only Hugh Howie is now
writing anything for the us. I've looked over my back issues
and realized that many of the articles from the past have been
reprints from other newsletters. Surely we haven't published
everthing that there is to know about the 2068. Who in the club
gets the newsletters from other groups? Maybe they need to be
shared with someone who uses a 2068.
That last statement assumes that there are still in-town 2068
users. If that is a bad assumption then I suppose that it is
inevitable that Sine-Link goes totally QL.
Another idea to determine the interest of the readers would be
to publish a reader survey.
I know that there are still Larken 2068 users out there because
of the response I have recieved from articles I have written for
Sine-Link. The fact that I duplicated my Larken dock board and
disk interface to verify that I had correctly laid out the
schematics for publication in Sine-Link caused quite a bit of
interest. I even had some other users volunteer to help try to
figure out why I was unable to get the I/F working. I have also
received requests for an article or two on how I built them. I
suppose I will eventually write such an article (or articles)
for whoever is supporting 2068. I hate to give up on Sine-Link
because it has been so helpful to me in the past.
If Sine-Link goes 100% QL there are still other good newsletters
out there that support the 2068. Two that I subscribe to are
ZXir QLive Alive! from the Timex/Sinclair North American User
Groups for $10 per year (4 issues)
c/o Abed Kahale,
335 W. Newport Rd.
Hoffman Estates, IL
60195-3106
and Nite Times News from the Chicago Area Timex Users Group for
$12 per year (6 issues)
c/o Frank Mills
417 S. 47th Ave.
Bellwood, IL
60104
I would be interested in hearing about others that 2068 users
find of interest. My main interest is LarKen and adventure
games .
Update magazine has been recommended to me but I have been
unable to find an ad with the subscription price in it.
Les Cottrell 108 River Heights Drive Cocoa, FL 32922-6630
n LINK
From the editor
The folding of the SINC-LINK. the end of
the Best of the Best Sinclair newsletter era, leaves
a large gap in the Sinclair community. For more
than twelve years, SINC-LINK provided us with
top-notch articles and programs on all of the
Sinclair computers — very thorough with help
available on what ails you.
George Chambers, Hugh Howie and Jeff
Taylor were the nucleus of the Newsletter.
George, the most prolific, Bob Mitchell, Larry
Crawford. Hugh Howie and very many more.
As George puts it; "We have become long in
the tooth and, at least for my part, I want to
move onto other things. " — a state-of-the-art
486. He will still be available for advice on
problems we may encounter, '7 shall be
maintaining my TS-2068 computer system for
some time to come. "
I can appreciate how publishing a newsletter
can become a chore after so many years
especially when articles become scarce. Although
I enjoy working on the Newsletter, I do spend
some 40 hours, learning Desk Top Publishing;
editing, spell-checking, formatting, printing and so
on and then some, for affixing labels, stuffing
envelopes, stamps etc.
''Any of you intoMSDOS? "
George, you've probably discovered that
MSDOS is still archaic by Sinclair standards
although it seems that the end is near for it after
Chicago (Windows 95) takes over in 95. It is
clunky and not user friendly with limitations and
intimidation; no true multitasking a la QL.
Windows software, canned programs I don't dare
disturb, have improved greatly to being more
intuitive and user friendly in the last 12 months;
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the learning curve became very short for the
initiated but with a penalty of more memory
requirements both for RAM (8 Megs.) and disk
space. It is too early to go into Multimedia unless
you know your DMA's. IRQ's and I/O addresses.
If you are finicky like myself, you would still like
to write your own TS-2068 programs and have
them run just the way you like, unless you are
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Good luck, bon chance to all.
WerU miss that L I N
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Fall 1994
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SPECTRUM for your 2068
If you are a LarKen LK-DOS owner and would like to run
SPECTRUM programs on your system, we will supply a V2
EPROM. socket and 74HCT32 for $12 which includes shipping and
handling. The installation instructions are in your LarKen manual.
We shall not be responsible for your install job. AERCO owners
need only the EPROM for $10 forwarded to LarKen.
Bob Swoger Address on page 2
747 ^uratlaior
So you like to fly, the 747 Flight Simulator for SPECTRUM by
Derek Ashton of DACC sold over 40K copies in Europe. Requires a
SPECTRUM equipped 2068. At this time supplied on LarKen SSDD
or DSDD LarKen disk for $10 which goes to Derek now working at
Motorola with Bob.
Bob Swoger Address on page 2
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FOR SALE: Complete TS-1000, TS-2040 printer in their
original boxes and three rolls of thermal paper. Mint condition.
For $35 P/shipping.
Complete Atari system, 800XL computer, printer, modem,
software and books. Mint condition. $95 P/shippmg
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ADELPHI MP 20783
If you have sharp metal where the cable is on your disk drive
and want to protect your cable from wear here is a deal. I
| have some plastic protectors that are 3.5 inches long (49 o
I them) and some that are 2.75 inches long. They are easy to cut
| to length if necessary. The protector are such that they will slide
I
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onto metal or plastic up to about .050 inches thick. Send a
SASE and I will send vou up to 3 per request.
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1301 KIBLINGER PL
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<5E? IN TOUCfJ
With European Users
Fidonet linked DDo
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810-254-9878
24 hours a day
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300 to 2400 BAUD (14400 soon)
Runs entirely on Sinclair QL
Maintains a link with European BBS's that carry
QL related message areas.
PD on-line,' UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD
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'How-To' is in the April, 94 UPDATE! Magazine
FOR SALE : Timex printer paper, 3 rolls - $5.00 + postage.
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PO BOX 264
HOLBROOK NY 11741
516 737-0963 eve.
Z88
Memory, Printers Disk Drives, Software,
EPROMs, Modems Mobile Phones
Mike Fink
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484 W 43rd ST STE 27 Q
NEW YORK NY 1 0036-6329
212 971-0368 (ring six times)
WANTED: MINI-MOD AND Z-COM documentation on
modem programs for the T/S 1000.
FREDERIC STERN
P O BOX 264
HOLBROOK NY 11 741
516 737-0963
WANTED: Looking for instructions or documentation on
the ZX Assembler/Disassembler by Bob Berch.
WAYNE KNAUST
2 PEAR TREE CT
ST. PETERS MO 63376
WANTED: a M size keyboard, educational software and
a replacement ULA chip for the TS-1000.
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RD 1 BOX 207
FAYETTE CITY, PA 15438
WANTED: Articles or material for the QL and the Z88 for
publication in ZXir QLive Alive!. Also articles on any other T/S
computer. Can't publish what we do not have. Will accept even
handwritten notes.
DONALD S LAMBERT
1301 KIBLINGER PL
AUBURN IN 46706-3010
WANTED: 64K RAMPACK (prefer Memopak but any
would be considered); HOT Z, DE-BUGGER, ASSEMBLERS
for the TS-2068; HUNTER BOARD for the TS-1000.
WAYNE KNAUST
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ST PETERS MO 63376
FOR SALE: Olivetti PR2300 Ink- Jet printer, like new, in
original box with extra cartridges, $75.00; Radio Shack CGP-
115 Color Printer/Plotter, $75.00. T/S 2050 Modem complete,
in onginal box, $35.00.
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International QL Report
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even consider a repair-it-yourself.
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WANTED: DEAD QL's, Spectrums or add-on boards.
Will pay $20 plus shipping for complete defective units.
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WANTED: "The Explorer's Guide" by Mike
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Owens & Fisher.
PHILLIP JOE
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FOR SALE: Complete Hunter non-volatile Board Kit
board kit with memory and docs for $30 pp.
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PRINTER RIBBONS in sealed plastic package. For
EPSON FX/MX/RX 100 series. Not $3.00 each, but 2/S1.00
pius S&H. Or 6/S3.00, 60/S25 includ. S&H.
JOHN MANUS
3609 CEDAR HILL DR NW
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with case and cable
Made for Tandy Easily converted for QL
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UPDATE! Magazine
The only known, privately produced Sinclair computer magazine that
covers ALL of the Sinclair computers. We are now starting our 8 year of
publication ! ! !
We are a large quarterly magazine that is ^
produced on Sinclair computers. We cover the QL,
Z88, TS-2068, Spectrum and the ZX-81 . Minimum
issue size is 50 pages, and does include ads from
Sinclair dealers. The price is $18 in US$ in North
America; $22 elsewhere, and we do accept the
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Checks, travelers checks, cash are all acceptable.
MECHANICAL AFFINITY
Serving All QL Users
FRANK DAVIS
513 E MAIN ST
PERU IN 46970
3 17 473-803 1 evenings & weekends
Trump Cards, disk interface for two 300K or 720K disk
drives, 896K of memory and TK2, reconditioned for
$100.
Gold Cards, 3 drive disk interface, 2 meg. memory, TK2
and 1 6 MHz speed, New for $300, reconditioned
one for $230.
Super Gold Cards, built in 4-drive adaptor disk interface,
68020 processor, 4 Meg. of memory, runs at 25
MHz. speed, built-in true parallel printer port (with
printer cable) and the latest TK2. The price is $480.
Contact us about our Trump, or Gold Card trade-in
program.
Sinclair QL Printers, Black with QL logo, 9-pin pnnters that
are made to run with the QL (serial). Price is $60.
CUESHELL, the new graphic oriented desktop program
for the QL, it gives you program options on the
screen, which you can easily control, change or
launch. It is a pointer environment driven and makes
full use of level 2 drivers. Our Price is $82.
PAUL HOLMGERN
5231 WILTON WOOD CT
INDIANAPOLIS IN 46254
317 29) -6002 evenings & weekends
Page Designer 3, the QL easiest to use full featured desk
top publishing program, Comes with loads of fonts
and diparts in a 4 disk set. You can even use HDF
fonts from Digital Precisions Professional Publisher, as
well as other diparts from other QL programs. Our
price is $83.
Txt87Plus, an excellent word processor that allows you to
use drivers for all the latest pnnters, gives you many
fonts as well as columns and predse control of paper
size and print size. Our price is $ 1 20.
LineDesign version2, a top of the line superb vector
drawing program package that allows you to mix
many! fonts and graphics ( 1 0 disk set) with your
artwork. The pnce is $ 1 53.
Data Design 3, a fast pointer driven database that is easy to
setup and use for the QL. The price is $85.
Qliberator 3.36, compiles virtually all SuperBasic, and it is
easy to use, with QL and QXL. The price is $75.
Contact us for all your QL needs, We'll do our best!
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We have a limited supply of some of these items
and when they are gone, they're gone!
RMG0107 2040 thermal paper (3 rolls) Reg.S2.00 S.75+PH
RMG0102 TS 1000 computer package Reg.$29.95 $12.50
RMG0105 TS 1016 16KRAMPACK Reg. $10.95 $2.00
RMG0442 Magic Bridge 16KRamPack Reg. $3.00 $.75
RMG0999 1000/1016 base pad Reg. $2.50 $.75
(Holds TS1000 and RAMPACK-rubber)
RMG0436 CompUSA 1000 keyboard bleeper Reg. $ 5.00 $1.00
RMG0586 PC8300-TS1000 clone computer Reg. $39.95 S25.00+PH
RMG0634 E-Z KEY keyboard interfecePCB Reg. $10.00 $3.00
(Requires parts and soldering)
RMG0672 Book-The ins & Outs of tsiooo Reg. $ 3.00 $.75
RMG0910 TSIOOO Dust Cover (Vinyl) Reg. $3.50 $1.00
RMG0241 Book-Sams Beg/Tnt Manual Reg. $6.00 $1.50
RMG0370 Book-Sams Int/Adv Manual Reg. $6.00 $1.50
RMG0469 Book-TS2068 Basics & Beyond Reg. $ 5.00 $2.00
RMG0945 Alphacom 32 Painter Reg. $39.95 $25.0(H-PH
RMG0366 Thompson Case-holds 12 QL Mdvs Reg. $2.00 $ 1 .00
All TS-1000 cassette software (Timex brand) 10 pes for
S1.50+PH. All TS-2068 cassette software (Timex brand) 10
pes for $2.5(KPH. All TS SOFTSYNC TS-1000 software
(cassettes) 10 pes for'$ 3.00+PH
(Minimum order is 10 pieces on either)
Grab Bag Special! Our choices- 10 pieces 1000 S/W only
$1 .OOf PH. 10 Pieces 2068 S/W only $2.00+PH
For Listing Of Available Titles Send Legal SA.S.E
Minimum Order: 10 of either type - Shipping:$6.00 per order
of 10 tapes
Shipping on the above items is $6.00 niinimum per
order. Items with a (+PH) after price = extra shipping.
Shipping is $6.50 if ordering one of these items only. $4 extra
if ordered with other items. No more than $15 shipping per
order, (example: 10 pes software plus 2040 printer = $9.50
shipping) Canada - add 10% of total order (including
shipping) to the total.
This List Is From Folks Who Do Not Need The Items!
Now It Could Be Yours!
1> TRS Tape Recorder $15.00
1 > TS-2068 Power Supply $20.00
1 > Book- Sams Beginner/Intermediate Manual $5.00
1 > Book-Brain Games $5.00
Super Special:- All Of The Above For G.iy $40.00 pp.
For Above Item(S) Please Use Reference # BWU1291
1> Sinclair QL Package-Complete Set In Good Shape!
S550.00 Includes: QL computer w/PSION s/w, JSU
ROM. New Membrane, QL VISIONS RGB Monitor, QL
NLQ Printer, All Cables. A Real Collector's Find! All Or
None!
1> QL Computer W/PSION S/W COLECO P/S Needs
Membrane - $ 75.00
1> Set PHILLIPS 5.25" 1/2 HT 720K Drives $150.00
In Case With Power Supply And Cables
1 > I. C. E. EPROM Cartndge $20.00
1> Transform Keyboard Cover $5.00
1> Microbndge S/W -(QL)-FLP 520.00
1> DBEASY on FLP $10.00
1 > Cable C Disk: FLP Filer $ 1 0.00
1> PASTE ART V1:FLP $5.00
1> QLIBERATOR MDV W/Manual $25.00
20> Update Magazines $25.00
16> IQLR Magazines $25.00
18> TIME DESIGNS Magazines $20.00
1> Taking The Quantum Leap book $20.00
1 > Sinclair QL COMPUTING Book $5.00
1 > QL Survivors Source Book $5.00
1 > QL ICONTROLLER Cursor Controller $25.00
i> ZX81 16K RAMPAK $5.00
1>TS Telecommunications Manual 2068 $6.00
10> QUANTUM LEVELS Magazines (QL) $12.50
For Above Items Please Use Reference # CLU1293
1> 6 Pack TSIOOO S/W W/Docs - Includes Shipping! $5.00
1> SHARP 4602 LAPTOP, 2 720K Floppy Drives, 640K
RAM 10MHZ, 2 Serial/1 Par Ports - RGB/CGA Port -
5.25" Floppy Port - 2 Battery Packs - DOS 3.30 Backlit
LCD Screen - Case With Many Pockets Also Included -
All In Like-New Condition. Includes AC Adapter.
Make Us An Offer! (Reasonable ! ) $ 475.00pp
For Above Items Please Use Reference # JCU0989
CNSN-1 All Prices Include Shipping! July 30, 1994.
More Items That Would Like To Find A New Home! Read
This!
1> PC To QL Monitor Adapter (use QL monitor on PC)
$45.00 . Like your QL Vision Monitor? Want to use it on
your PC? This adapter w/power supply will allow you to do
that with any CGA output
1> TS-2068 In Wooden Case WVLarge KB/Reset/More
$85.00pp
1> DMP-430 15" Dot Matrix Printer (Good Shape)
$110.00pp
For Above Item(S) Please Use Reference # DSU1 190
1> BSR 1200 BAUD External Modem - Like New! $35.00
1> TANDY CoCo Package $40.00
1> Composite Monochrome 12" Monitor $45.00
1 > TS-2068 w/monitor cable for RGB $85.00pp
1> LarKen DOS disk package: 2 FH drives in case w/PS,
LarKen controller and cart, cables $275.00pp
1> LarKen RAMDISK256K $150.00pp
For Above Item(S) Please Use Reference # REGU0591
1> TS-1000 In KRADLE Keyboard w/added RAM $100.00
A Real Collector's Item!
1> Melbourne House Software Pack-8 Pieces $25.00
1> SOFTSYNC Software Pack, 9 Pieces $25.00
1> Software Farms HI-REZ Software Pack, 3 Pieces $20.00
All 3 Titles For The 1000
1> TIMEX Software Pack, 3 Pieces $10.00
1> Magazine/Book Pack-3 Books/21 Mags $25.00
For Above Items Please Use Reference # FRSU0792
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1 > MIRACLE QL Printer Interface $40. 00
1>QL Technical Guide S10.00
2> AERCO FD-68 Disk Interface W/256K RAM S105.00EA
1 > COLECO Power Supply For Use With FD-68 S5.00
1 > RTTEMAN 9 Pin Dot Matrix Printer $ 1 15.00
Includes: Tractor/Roll Feed w/8 Ribbons Graphics
Compatible.
For Above Items Please Use Reference g RDSU0393
1 > Timex Sinclair 1 000/ZX8 1 Users Manual $2.50
1 > The Timex Personal Computer Made Simple $2.50
1 > Mastering Your TS1000 Personal Computer $2.50
Collector's Items
LIPINSKI'S Software Buyer's Guide To TS Products And
Services In Loose Leaf Binder S10.00+3SH
For Above Items Use Reference # HCU0793
1> Magnavox Monitor Model 8M7622-074B (Amber
Composite) $55.00pp
For The Above Item(S) Please Use Reference # FSU0494
CN SN - 3 Last Updated June 6, 1 994
Here Is A Great Collection Of Items For You!
(T) Q-SAVE fast load amplifier (back panel removed) with
both cassette software and EPROM firmware module,
all docs $38
(1) R.A.M. 2716/2732 EPROM burner and reader (mapped 8-
16K ). This is a really nice board with driver software/firmware
and excellent docs which I built but never tested. Has (2)
Textool ZIF sockets for bum and (4) Aries ZIF sockets for
read, (2) 8255A. Has other options. Requires inexpensive
power supply (like Oliger's EPROM burner ps.). Connects
via short ribbon cable. I have over $150 invested in this board
requires final adjustment, Docs. $40
RAM chips 4116-1. Most with slightly shortened leads.
About 90 available at $ 1 0 for all
(I) Byte Back Modem. Fully socketed. Built it myself and
modified to new address in the 0-1 6K block. Software, all
docs including kluge data included. Kluging necessitated
removal of the case (included) but this modem could be
converted back to stock without any trouble. Works fine $30
(1) Timex 16K RAMPACK, used, in original boxes. $4 each
2/$7. (Add $3 shipping for both $1.50 for one)
(6) TS-1000 RAMPACKs all setup for the Hunter bank
switch project in TS Horizons. The two small boards of each
bank are joined together edge to edge with soldered-in 20
gauge wire jumpers to make a single long (very strong) board.
Each long board has the edge connector modified to provide-a
standard Sinclair feedthru (the toughest part of the project).
The entire 6-card stack is bolted rigidly together with small
threaded rod and plastic spacers. I never got more than three
or four of these boards to run together. That was before 1
became aware of the evils of excessive bus loading. This
might be cured with buffering and really should have been
addressed more carefully in the article- Docs, software
included. $15
(3) TS-1000 motherboards. Complete and guaranteed to be
OK $7 each
(1) PC8300 Chinese ZX-81 clone - unused with original box.
Has chiclet keyboard, sound capabilities and despite all
inaccurate advertising, it will run existing ZX-81 programs
ONLY if they are entirely in BASIC. $20 + $3 extra shipping.
(I) 300/1200 Baud modem board made by Hayes for an
OEM. Still in the anti-static pack. It has diagrams enabling
one to add the 1488, 1489 and power supply that the board
lacks. A first class piece of hardware. $ 1 5
Use Reference # WU0491
| CNSN-4 Last Updated: August 31, 1993
| NOTICE!
| Policy Change At RMG Takes Effect Immediately!
Effective September 1, 1994, any phone calls for
I assistance with computer related problems, whether for the
i TS computers or IBM clones, will be classed
"CONSULTATION CALLS" and these will be billed out at
$20 per hour starting with the first minute. Minimum charge
will be $1.00. We have been here for all of our customers at
no cost to you except for the phone call and have given
thousands of hours to further the use of computers. With the
expertise that we have gained having cost us a lot over the
years, it is time to recoup some of our losses. If we do not do
this, we will have to close our phone lines and stop doing
"business as usual". We want to continue to help you with
any and all problems that we are capable of helping with. If
we cannot help, we will refer you to someone who is capable
of helping. That referral alone should be worth something.
You would not expect to call a doctor or a lawyer to ask them
questions without expecting to pay for their time. If all I have
that you need is inside my head and you want to make use of
the knowledge there, then it will be there for you, as long as I
get paid for it. Don't get us wrong, we will still gladly accept
calls for price information and phone orders without a charge
being made for them. The new policy, ONLY applies to
"how do I do this" type calls. The only exception to this new
policy will be for paid-up members of CCATS user group.
More favorable ietters have arrived regarding the book
THE BEST OF THE PLOTTER. We are pleased that you are
happy with our efforts, As of this writing, we have not
shipped the disks out yet, but again, we want to make sure
that they are as complete and "bug free" as is Possible.
RMG Enterprises
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